I’ve always been very thin—no matter what I ate, I couldn’t gain weight. And as I got to high school and the girls around me developed breasts and hips, I felt even more insecure about my kid-ish figure. Freshman year, upperclassmen would call me anorexic, so I’d go home and cry, wishing really hard for the curves to appear. Those girls and guys made me feel like something was wrong with me! But now I realize something was wrong with them. Saying ‘You’re so skinny’ to a girl who was born with that body can be just as hurtful as calling someone ‘fat.’ Both comments reduce people to what they look like, and that’s just not fair. We’re all different, so let’s embrace that difference and empower each other.

- Shailene Woodley

27 July 65
body acceptancestop body shamingembrace what makes you different

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    The Internal Acceptance Movement is an online space that advocates self-acceptance, healthy body image, recovery from self-destructive behaviors and addictions, and the acceptance of all people, regardless of what they look like, who they identify as, what they have been through, and where they come from. I. A.M. is a space that offers support to those battling their inner demons and strength to continue fighting when all hope seems to be gone.

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